Why Is Eleven Not Called Oneteen?

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SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
The Hindu-Arabic Number System: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymakermath4libarts/chapter/the-hindu-arabic-number-system/
Origin of Arabic Numerals - Was It Really For Counting Angles?: http://www.jefflewis.net/blog/2009/10/origin_of_arabic_numerals_was_1.html
Etymologies of Numbers - https://www.pauljonesblog.com/2011/02/24/etymology-of-numbers/
Etymonline: https://www.etymonline.com/
Why Is if “thirteen” and no “threeteen”?: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/397659/why-is-it-thirteen-and-not-threeteen
Why Is It Eleven, Twelve” Instead Of “Oneteen, Twoteen”?: http://mentalfloss.com/article/76007/why-it-eleven-twelve-instead-oneteen-twoteen
Oneteen & Twoteen: http://nowiknow.com/oneteen-and-twoteen/
Why We Should Switch To A Base-12 Counting System: https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-we-should-switch-to-a-base-12-counting-system-5977095

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